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There are several factors to consider as in the size of the house, type of windows you want to install, if you want underfloor heating or not type of slates on roof etc etc the list goes on. The first step would be to get a set of plans drawn up by an architect, these will incorporate all aspects of the build that you want for your new home. Once you have these plans drawn up and are completely happy with them then we can furnish you with a complete Handbook or Bill of Quantities as it`s called - laying out the costs involved for your specific build from digging out your foundation to turning the key in your door. This Bill of Quantities also contains a Self Build Guide with tips and guidelines on what you should be doing at the various stages of your new build. Trust you find this to be in order.

If you hire a licensed "run of the mill" Mexican contractor, generally they will quote you $85 per sq foot and up from there depending on your housing requirements. The $85 per sq ft is for basic building of a cinder block house, one story, simple floor plan (very rectangular) and no differences in floor levels and without a garage or carport and with no fence of any kind around the property. The contractor will do everything for you and your presence in Mexico will be at a minimum. If you are not fluent in Spanish you must only hire a contractor who speeks good English. The cost break down between direct hands on labor, materials, and contractor fee is about as follows: Materials $20 - $25 per sq ft, Direct hands on labor $20 - $25 per sq ft, contractor fee $35 - $45 per sq ft. If you do your own contracting for the construction and you can speek adequate Spanish (a must), you can hire an "Abanil" to do the crew supervision and hands on labor. An "abanil" is a skilled construction worker, sort of like a really knowledgeable handy man with very good construction skills who will supervise lower level construction workers. Your contracting duties will require an ongoing presence in Mexico at your construction site and your making all the purchases for the materials and payment of labor yourself. To do the labor payment properly, you will need to hire a Mexican accountant to do the weekly and monthly payroll filings for you and he will direct you on when, where and how much to pay for the payroll taxes and for the pay to the direct labor. Direct laborers are typically paid weekly in cash, so you need to have them sign a receipt evidencing your payment to them. You should be absolutely involved in determining exact quantities of materials to order. Don`t rely very heavily on the abanil to do calculation for quantities and costs, they are not good at that. Also, you will have to come up with some means of providing security for the construction site to safeguard your on site materials from theft. That is, hire someone you trust to camp out overnight to guard the materials and site, get a guard dog, or camp out yourself. If you do your own contracting as described above, then you will save all of the contracter fee and the cost for direct labor and materials will be as mentioned in the previous paragraph. That is, your costs will be $20 to $25 per sq ft for construction materials and $20 to $25 USD per sq ft for direct labor for a total construction cost of $40 to $50 USD per sq ft, thereby saving $35 to $45 USD per sq ft of the Contractor profit/fee. If you do some of direct labor yourself, then there will be further savings on direct labor depending on how much of it you do yourself. Be advised that you are not legally allowed to work on your own house unless you have some kind of proper authorization to work in Mexico. Just a word of caution. I strongly advise you to make sure that you handle paid labor according to Mexican law, that is, do all the proper payroll filings with the proper Mexican agencies and pay all the required payroll taxes and other required labor type payments. If you hire a constractor to handle the construction project, then you need to go through the steps to independently VERIFY with the proper agencies that your contractor is making the required payments on time and for everyone working on the project. Also, you need to come up with a contractor contract that has all the American stipulations to protect YOU. If you go along with the simple contract that those contractors typically have Americans sign, you are not getting protected. The only thing that contract does is protect their payments to them and not your results of construction, not your liability to workers, and not your deadlines for completion nor adherence to code or quality. For further info, see my website at www.

Com about your home building concerns. I`m afraid that there is no simple answer to your question. Since the real-estate crisis began, things have become somewhat unpredictable. However, I will answer you question as well as I possibly can. The price per square foot of a custom built home will vary depending on the contractor and the quality of materials, finishes, fixtures, appliances, doors, windows, flooring, roofing, etc. that you choose for your home. Here are some basic parameters which should give you something to work with:. * $50 per square foot: An experienced contractor can build a custom home with the CHEAPEST available appliances, plumbing and light fixtures, doors and windows, carpet or vinyl tile floors, 15 year asphalt shingles, cheap paint, etc. An experienced contractor can build a custom home with GOOD quality, name brand appliances, plumbing and light fixtures, doors and windows, hardwood and carpet or vinyl tile floors, 25 year asphalt shingles, good paint, etc. * $250 + per square foot: An experienced contractor can build a custom home with the BEST available appliances, plumbing and light fixtures, hardwood or CERAMIC TILE or NATURAL STONE FLOORING and COUNTERTOPS, 30 year asphalt shingles, the best paint, etc. The price can rise even higher if the homeowner chooses additional, high-end items such as: 50 year fiberglass or slate/tile roof shingles, solid exotic hardwood flooring and cabinets, triple glazed insulated windows and doors, copper roofing, flashing, gutters and downspouts, etc. The list can go on almost forever, depending on how much money you are willing to spend. Add to that any green items such as solar panels, solar hot water, wind generators, water storage, etc. and the price can go up even more. The good news is that you can do much of the work yourself and save a sizeable sum of money. I know this sounds daunting for most people, but construction work can be easy, very enjoyable and the finished product is something you will appreciate your entire life. Everything you ever wanted to know about construction is available at the library, online and/or on television. It is worth the time spent to educate yourself on this topic when you consider that most people will spend the majority of their lives in one home, so you want that home to be the best it can be. Also, don`t overlook the possibility of taking advantage of current market conditions. There are many high-end homes available for sale at a fraction of their original cost. This way, you can hopefully find a home that has everything you need and more, for much less than it would cost you to build the same home. This was not possible a year ago.

However, if you`d like I can also send you a CD-ROM in the mail. We normally charge $15 for this. If you can order today, I`ll send it to you at no charge. I`ll also pick up the shipping and handling if you are in the US or Canada. We are working on manuals but they will not be ready for another 3-4 weeks. You can order through this link: www. com We generally don`t recommend trying to hook up to the grid and send power back to the grid. There are numerous disconnect switches and approvals that are required. You have to produce a lot of energy to make it worth your while. Batteries are a better way to go so you can use the power later. I have found the best use it to just plug appliances into the inverter. I don`t mess with the house power supply, it`s just too complicated and not necessary. If you do want to hook up to the house power (or even the grid), we advice you work with a qualified electrician. Remember that you always have our 60 day money back guarantee (no questions asked), if you aren`t 100% satisfied with your purchase. com Staff .

The total area of the House - the bigger the area, the higher the cost 2. The finishes you will use. 1 The Type of Roofing (Style of Roof) 2. 2 The Wall Finishes (either just paint or Stones) 2. 3 The Fixtures you`ll use in your Kitchen and Bath Rooms. We can also give you a rough estimate of your house per square meter but if would all depend on what material are you going to apply to your house. The cost per square meter ranges from Php 18,000. square meter to 25,000. 00 per square or higher. All you have to do is to get the total area of your house then multiply it from the cost per square meter. (BINGO). But in our case, we really do the DETAIL ESTIMATE to arrive the Estimated Project COst or Cost of the House. If you can come to the Philippines, you can see our design for 2, 3 or 4 bedroom houses with bath rooms. By the way, from what country are you. Hope i have shared with you little knowledge re construction of hOUSES IN THE pHILIPPINES. On Sun, Jul 19, 2009 at 5:23 PM, mike. com

It wouldnt have been much before, they use all concrete, but now you wouldnt be able to build one there. I hope that you didnt start to build there due to the disaster. They had no previous building codes so the cost of building a home there was cheap for them previously. They didnt use wood or drywall just concrete. Now that the disaster happened they may start to enforce building codes and may even use other supplys, but I think they may stick to re enforced concrete instead of un re enforced concrete they previously used. We will not know exactly what will come about building in haiti for many months to come. I had previous information on haiti before the disaster because my supervisor is hasian and born and raised in haiti. I hope this answer will help somone. God bless haiti and everyone there They are all in our prayers.
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Someone said: We`ll do u have a low income project to build a basic home for me and my family they were in the street but with my social security disability income I am keeping them out of the street but that condition is low I am praying to participate in a building Haiti home project for low income I know haiti is expensive that`s my problem very difficult

I guess you mean per square foot and not food. Where in the world are you. What size house do you want to build. Do you want to build it by your self. Container based house are very difficult to price per square foot. It can depend somewhat on how much you have to pay for a container. But I can tell you that our houses are cheaper than conventional constructed houses. They don`t blow a way in hurricanes, they don`t catch fire in fire storms and they are termite resistant. If you want to have a look at some, go to our website www fultonsalomon . The Dare House is a container based house which is going to be featured on the TV show GRAND DESIGNS.

Anyways, it all depends on what type or design of house and materials to be used. Do you have something in mind. I do know especialized people and engineers who can work a very good design based on your preferences. By the way, where is the location or area that you are planning to build your house. Send me what kind of design, details and preferences so I can show it to my engineers. How much to built house in philippines. I know you are probably very busy but I was hoping you could give me a couple pointers. Would you consider giving me a couple pointers. I am very grateful for your help.

Having a great house design and getting financing are completely unrelated. To get financing you need to approach lenders and apply for a mortgage. Banks issue mortgages based on your ability to pay the money back and don`t care at all about your how you have customized the house. Private mortgage lenders require 25% down and charge about 5% extra over the going interest rates and don`t care about your ability to pay because they will simply foreclose on you if you do not pay. Those are the only two options you have to the best of my knowledge.

You could prob build a simple but nice small house for $20K, price for lots vary depending on location. Closer to the beach more expensive. However, there are places for sale already built and nice apts for rent, many recently built. How much to built house in philippines. I know you are probably very busy but I was hoping you could give me a couple pointers. Would you consider giving me a couple pointers. I am very grateful for your help.

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